FYI

Math in the classroom: FACT POWER!!!! Please be sure to practice multiplication and division facts with your child each night for 3-5 minutes. You can play a quick game like My Pile, Your Pile. In this game if the child gets the fact correct it goes in his pile, if not it goes in the giver’s pile. Count to see the score and have your child go through the giver’s pile again. At this time most of the children are comfortable with the 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s. They are still tricked by the 0s, 3s, 4s, 6s, and anything with a 7,8, or 9. If your child is ready, sprinkle in some11s and 12s for a challenge.

If your child gets stuck, prompt them to use one of our efficient multiplication fact strategies. That no longer includes drawing a picture or an array. We have moved on to mental techniques such as doubling, adding or subtracting a group or groups, using squares or near squares, and breaking a fact apart.

Remember that when you are practicing facts it is important not to take away all the familiar facts and drill on the hard facts. Children need to experience success during practice in order to want to meet the challenge when a tricky fact comes along. HAPPY MULTIPLYING…and DIVIDING

Xtramath: All students have been programmed to the multiplication math facts. Please be sure to log on and practice at home.

Up-coming Dates:

March12Daylight Savings Time

13-15 Kindergarten Registration

20 MAEscapes Workshops

27End of Third Marking Period

282 Hour Late Start- Professional Development Morning

April 8Elementary Art Show

13School is in session for students

14-17 Spring Vacation

  • Flying Through Third Grade

Look what’s happening in Ms. McCune’s class the week of 3-13-17:

Handwriting: Cursive first and last names

Writing: Opinion Writing

Reading: How do I use structure to understand a story?

Social Studies: Map skills

Monday:Day 5: Phys. Ed. Please wear your gym shoes

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Math: Comparing fractions

Tuesday: Day 6: Library books are due

Math: Fraction number lines

Good News Club/Girls on the Run

PTO Meeting7:00 p.m.LGI

Wednesday:Day 1: Book Exchange

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Math: Fraction number lines

After School Bowling

Thursday:Day 2: MusicMemory Book Group Pictures

Math: Comparing fractions

Girls on the Run

Third and Fourth Grade Envirothon3:30-4:45 p.m. Library

School Board Meeting7:30 p.m. Ed.Center

Friday:Day 3: Art

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Math: Fraction review